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If a fart could be analyzed, Americans would analyze Donald Trump's fart as well.

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It started in America. Large segments of the American population have taken Donald Trump to task for proposing to ban Muslims from entering the United States.

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At least three truckloads of ballots were transported yesterday from the National Printing Office (NPO) in Quezon City to the Philpost Distribution Center in Del Pan, Manila.

[DatePublished] => 2010-03-31 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133252 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1807094 [AuthorName] => Ana Marie Pamintuan [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 409993 [Title] => My next 20 years [Summary] => At 57 years old, I find that life continues to be challenging. When I was younger, I thought that the things I worried ... [DatePublished] => 2008-10-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134370 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1390801 [AuthorName] => Jim Paredes [SectionName] => Sunday Lifestyle [SectionUrl] => sunday-life [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 58515 [Title] => Yes, we can wow the world [Summary] => [DatePublished] => 2008-04-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134370 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1390801 [AuthorName] => Jim Paredes [SectionName] => Sunday Lifestyle [SectionUrl] => sunday-life [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 378769 [Title] => TOYM awardee Rico Hizon: A Pinoy in the BBC [Summary] => It came as a surprise to his colleagues when BBC reporter and news anchor Rico Hizon was recently named one of The Outstanding Young Men (TOYM). It was not that he did not deserve the recognition but because many simply assumed that he was already a part of that select few.  
[DatePublished] => 2007-01-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1339996 [AuthorName] => Giselle P. Kasilag [SectionName] => Starweek Magazine [SectionUrl] => starweek-magazine [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 294258 [Title] => In Xi’an, expect ‘shock and awe’ [Summary] => XI’AN, Northwestern China – First, let’s have the Philippine political gossip which is rightfully ignored here in vast China, but is the daily fare – warfare, really – of our very insular and combative media.

Radio-TV networks, especially one in particular, and several newspapers are out to overthrow La Gloria, helped by the fact that she seems to be doing her very best to accomplish the same thing herself.
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Susmariosep:
Would dispatching 100 doctors and nurses in a humanitarian mission, plus peacekeepers in the form of 300 soldiers and 100 policemen, constitute an "act of war"? Or bust the budget?
[DatePublished] => 2003-04-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133172 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1510184 [AuthorName] => Max V. Soliven [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 203670 [Title] => Inviting ourselves [Summary] => As a member of the community of nations, the Philippines has certain obligations, one of which is to contribute whatever it can, within the limits of its resources, to international peacekeeping and humanitarian missions.

I have nothing against sending a Philippine humanitarian team to Iraq, even if taxpayers have to shoulder the team’s expenses for at least the first 30 days, estimated at around P60 million. But our government should avoid any rush, and wait for a clear invitation from the coalition.
[DatePublished] => 2003-04-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133252 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1807094 [AuthorName] => Ana Marie Pamintuan [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 203323 [Title] => A letter from a coward, thanks! [Summary] => You get interesting e-mail sometimes. I got this one regarding yesterday’s column:

"Are you comparing the US now and 1898? But Americans have advance technology now. What do you think, Mr. Soliven, if the Americans will invade the Philippines from your corrupt and inefficient government, and promise to give you better economy, will they have 130 casualties? 99 percent of the Filipinos there in your country will accept the Americans with open arms and I hate to say, open legs.
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If a fart could be analyzed, Americans would analyze Donald Trump's fart as well.

[DatePublished] => 2016-01-31 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136063 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1382205 [AuthorName] => Jerry Tundag [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1544483 [Title] => Trump and the Oscars [Summary] =>

It started in America. Large segments of the American population have taken Donald Trump to task for proposing to ban Muslims from entering the United States.

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At least three truckloads of ballots were transported yesterday from the National Printing Office (NPO) in Quezon City to the Philpost Distribution Center in Del Pan, Manila.

[DatePublished] => 2010-03-31 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133252 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1807094 [AuthorName] => Ana Marie Pamintuan [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 409993 [Title] => My next 20 years [Summary] => At 57 years old, I find that life continues to be challenging. When I was younger, I thought that the things I worried ... [DatePublished] => 2008-10-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134370 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1390801 [AuthorName] => Jim Paredes [SectionName] => Sunday Lifestyle [SectionUrl] => sunday-life [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 58515 [Title] => Yes, we can wow the world [Summary] => [DatePublished] => 2008-04-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134370 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1390801 [AuthorName] => Jim Paredes [SectionName] => Sunday Lifestyle [SectionUrl] => sunday-life [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 378769 [Title] => TOYM awardee Rico Hizon: A Pinoy in the BBC [Summary] => It came as a surprise to his colleagues when BBC reporter and news anchor Rico Hizon was recently named one of The Outstanding Young Men (TOYM). It was not that he did not deserve the recognition but because many simply assumed that he was already a part of that select few.  
[DatePublished] => 2007-01-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1339996 [AuthorName] => Giselle P. Kasilag [SectionName] => Starweek Magazine [SectionUrl] => starweek-magazine [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 294258 [Title] => In Xi’an, expect ‘shock and awe’ [Summary] => XI’AN, Northwestern China – First, let’s have the Philippine political gossip which is rightfully ignored here in vast China, but is the daily fare – warfare, really – of our very insular and combative media.

Radio-TV networks, especially one in particular, and several newspapers are out to overthrow La Gloria, helped by the fact that she seems to be doing her very best to accomplish the same thing herself.
[DatePublished] => 2005-08-31 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133172 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1510184 [AuthorName] => Max V. Soliven [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 203893 [Title] => Of course, some of that cash stuck to soldiers’ pockets [Summary] => Let’s not be petty. Naturally somebody like Senator Joker Arroyo had to play the joker by lashing out at President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo for daring to earmark P600 million for the sending of a Philippine team to Iraq without the approval of Congress.

Susmariosep:
Would dispatching 100 doctors and nurses in a humanitarian mission, plus peacekeepers in the form of 300 soldiers and 100 policemen, constitute an "act of war"? Or bust the budget?
[DatePublished] => 2003-04-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133172 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1510184 [AuthorName] => Max V. Soliven [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 203670 [Title] => Inviting ourselves [Summary] => As a member of the community of nations, the Philippines has certain obligations, one of which is to contribute whatever it can, within the limits of its resources, to international peacekeeping and humanitarian missions.

I have nothing against sending a Philippine humanitarian team to Iraq, even if taxpayers have to shoulder the team’s expenses for at least the first 30 days, estimated at around P60 million. But our government should avoid any rush, and wait for a clear invitation from the coalition.
[DatePublished] => 2003-04-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133252 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1807094 [AuthorName] => Ana Marie Pamintuan [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 203323 [Title] => A letter from a coward, thanks! [Summary] => You get interesting e-mail sometimes. I got this one regarding yesterday’s column:

"Are you comparing the US now and 1898? But Americans have advance technology now. What do you think, Mr. Soliven, if the Americans will invade the Philippines from your corrupt and inefficient government, and promise to give you better economy, will they have 130 casualties? 99 percent of the Filipinos there in your country will accept the Americans with open arms and I hate to say, open legs.
[DatePublished] => 2003-04-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133172 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1510184 [AuthorName] => Max V. Soliven [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) ) )
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